157 words come out when you unscramble UNLACES, starting with UNLACES itself: 9 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 9 points: CENSUAL, LACUNES, LAUNCES and UNSCALE. 14 shorter words score 8, among them CLAUSE, CLEANS and UNCLES. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of UNLACES in one turn: 59 in Scrabble (9 + 50), 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
U12N12L12A1C34E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UNLACES split into 5 with 7 letters, 15 with 6, 31 with 5, 53 with 4, 39 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Among 31 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNLACES, the top score is 7, reached by 18. CAUSE, SCALE and CLEAN are the familiar ones.
23 of 53 4-letter words from UNLACES tie at 6 points; none scores more. CASE, SALE and LANE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UNLACES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with UN · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
UNLACES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UNLACES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNLACES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 123 | 157 | 117 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNSCALE, ANCLES, CAUSEN, SECULA, ANCLE, CLAES, UNCES, AESC, ANCE, CEAS, CENS, SCUL and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALS, CAL, LUNS, NAES, LUN and SAN, 6 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of UNLACES and one more.